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Shakespeare part 2: Crash Course Theatre #15
Shakespeare part 2: Crash Course Theatre #15
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Shakespeare and Tragedy
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1
What was one of the special effects used by Theater of Shakespeare's time?
sound effects
color lighting effects
fire effects
water effects
2
What time of day were most plays performed?
early evening
the afternoon
late night
the morning
3
Who did Shakespeare borrow from in creating his new genre
medieval morality plays
Broadway
Greek Tragedy
Earlier Elizabethan Forms
4
Elizabethan playhouses were
Always indoors
smaller then Greco-Roman Amphitheatres
larger than Greco-Roman Amphitheatres
Outdoors
5
Actors specialized in performing a specific Character
False
True
6
Hamlet didn't like "over acting" or exaggerated acting (and perhaps Shakespeare)
False
True
7
Who were companies commonly named after
The City in which they are based
a god
The Royal Patron of the company
The founding actor of the company
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Why were comic characters were added to serious plays?
they where popular with the audiences, gave rest from the serious
the Patrons demanded comic characters
Comedy happens in real life, and therefore should be in all drama,
They weren't, that's a misconception
9
What did Christianity add to Shakespeare's plays
Sin
Morality in conflicts
Full Biblical Stories
themes that were concerned the eternatal destination oof Heaven or Hell
10
Who played the female roles in a play
girls
women
boys
men
11
Christianity no longer had an influence on Shakespeare's plays
False
True
12
What was Shakespeare first
a writer
a director
a stage manager
a actor
13
What did Shakespeare add or innovate in the Theatre of his day?
the tragic Hero
Heroes are never dehumanized
Christian Focus
puting thesis and antithesis in one character
14
What is Hermartia?
a fatal flow that leads to the downfall of a hero
a character in Hamlet
a type of villian
a Character quality that supports the success of a character
15
What are the three genres assigned to Shakespeare (by the First Folio)
Tragedy, Satyr play, Comedy
Comedy, Tragedy, Hero Plays
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Tragedy
Tragedies, Comedies, Histories,
16
What is the difference between Verse and Prose?
Verse rhymes
Verse is natural narrative
Prose is natural narrative
Prose rhymes
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Why did actors organize themselves in Companies? (as named in the lecture)
In order to gain money
Due to Vagrancy Laws
In be trained
Due to the Duke of Avon
